Veterans Peer Support Specialist

The Healing Place

Louisville, KY

Job Description
Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY
The Veteran’s Peer Support Specialist is responsible for assisting the veteran to accomplish defined goals, such as setting and keeping appointments, accessing social services, assistance in connecting to other agencies and navigating the therapeutic milieu.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Essential functions include but are not limited to the following:
Educates veterans on elements of recovery through shared experience
Supports veterans in developing recovery-oriented goals
Participates in VA case conferences and calls for technical assistance as needed
Assists veterans in identifying support systems
Connects individuals to recovery resources and community supports
Assists veterans in accessing social services such as housing, employment, entitlement benefits
Helps individuals navigate the service system in recovery from access to continuing care
Maintains contact with veteran which may include street outreach
Recruits veterans from local homeless shelters using HMIS and street outreach
Teaches psychoeducation classes
Facilitates peer support groups
Transports veterans to appointments as needed
Expresses empathy and understanding through dealings with veterans
Teaches and models healthy behaviors
Empowers choice and ownership by allowing individuals to make informed decisions pertaining to their own life
Breaks down barriers to change by meeting individuals wherever they are in the recovery process
Responds to emergency requests providing crisis intervention services as appropriate
QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS
High School Diploma or equivalent required
Registered peer support specialist or ability to become RPSS
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel)
Experience with Electronic Health Records
Must currently have or be able to obtain a valid Driver’s License within first 45 days

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